Audio on B560 vs B460

I never liked the ALC1200/1220 codec, if memory serves it has worse crosstalk and
doesn't offer a significant enough quality uplift over the ALC897 to be worth the
crosstalk issues. Bare in mind however that this is an extreme nitpick.

I have several boards with both codecs and can say with certainty, I can't hear a
difference in fidelity. What makes far more difference is the quality of the audio
components, caps, PCB layout, channel separation etc. I suspect, all being equal,
the 2 codecs sound almost identical.

I don't know if ASRock switched to the 897 for cost purposes or complaints about
crosstalk (it has been mentioned in reviews) but at the end of the day, both
codecs are more than adequate for motherboard audio.

As someone who records music (instruments etc), I always use an external DAC.
Even the best motherboard audio is going to be poor compared to a discrete solution.
For gaming, watching video and listening to music, motherboard audio is adequate
and ASRock's audio implementation has always been rather good.

I need to look at the spec sheets of both codecs again to see if any key features
are lacking from the 897 but I don't think any significant difference exists as
far as the average user is concerned.